9:46 PM,
Mar. 9, 2011

House Speaker Greg Stumbo, D-Prestonsburg, listens at left and House Speaker Pro Tem Larry Clark, D-Louisville, looks on at right as Gov. Steve Beshear speaks during a news conference in Frankfort, Ky., Wednesday, March 9, 2011. Beshear announced he will call legislators back into a special session to address the Medicaid budget. (AP Photo/Ed Reinke)

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FRANKFORT, Ky. - Even before the 2011 General Assembly ended, Gov. Steve Beshear announced Wednesday that he will call lawmakers back to Frankfort on Monday to deal with the state's Medicaid budget shortfall, blaming Senate President David Williams for this week's impasse.

Beshear said at a news conference that by adjourning the regular session Wednesday without acting on the Medicaid bill, Williams was "signaling his intention to leave Frankfort once again without finishing the job that the people of Kentucky not only elected him to do but also has paid him to do."